The Washington Post - USA (2020-07-28)

A6 EZ RE THE WASHINGTON POST.TUESDAY, JULY 28 , 2020

JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS

Saying farewell to a civil rights giant

Lawmakers surround the casket of the late congressman John Lewis, a towering figure who spent his life fighting for

racial justice, as he lies in state at the U.S. Capitol. The funeral procession passed multiple l andmarks across Washington,

including the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and Black Lives Matter Plaza. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, only

a small group of guests was allowed inside the Capitol Rotunda.  F or more on the ceremony, visit wapo.st/lewis.

PHOTO O F CASKET ON CAPITOL STEPS BY TONY L. SANDYS/THE WASHINGTON POST ; ALL OTHERS ABOVE BY MICHAEL A. MCCOY/GETTY IMAGES

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: John Lewis’s casket is carried up the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Del. Stacey Plasket (D-Virgin Islands) and Reps. Cedric L. Richmond (D-La.) and Lucy

McBath (D-Ga.) wear masks that read “Good Trouble,” a favorite phrase of the Georgia congressman. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus pay their respects at the service.